"You're just walking a death walk," Pfc. Justin Cross said.
Those were the words of a soldier testifying at a military hearing that will determine on courts martial or other actions stemming from the Mahmoudiya (near Baghdad) rape and murder, reported CNN.
But the Commander-in-Chief said something different, in a July 25 "press availability," posted on the White House webzone called Renewal in IRAQ:
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Standing by Iraq PM Maliki, Bush said:
"Our strategy is to remain on the offense, including in Baghdad. Under the Prime Minister's leadership, coalition and Iraqi leaders are modifying their operational concept to bring greater security to the Iraqi capital."
The CNN article today said: "Stressed-out soldiers drank whiskey and downed painkillers to try to cope with "mentally draining" duty in Iraq, a private testified Tuesday."
So, we expected something else in a war-and-occupation zone? How can we get our U.S. government to get the hell out of Iraq and use tools other than the military to help the Iraqi people stand up?
I'm hoping today's primary elections will be a step in that direction...